ERIC Number: EJ1408176
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0273-5024
EISSN: EISSN-1543-2769
Experiences and Perspectives of College Students with Disabilities toward Integrated Physical Education in South Korea
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v42 n4 p665-673 2023
The purpose of the study was to analyze South Korean college students with disabilities' recollections about their experiences in segregated (self-contained) special education classes and integrated physical education classes during elementary, middle, and/or high school in South Korea. The research design was retrospective multiple-case study. The participants were five South Korean college students matriculating at a university in South Korea. The primary data sources were semistructured interviews and researcher's journal entries. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis and exposed four interrelated themes, which were (a) isolated, (b) felt not supported, (c) segregated from peers, and (d) felt relieved and safe. Overall, the findings exposed challenges the participants all had experienced in integrated physical education classes, including feeling isolated and excluded from meaningful participation in class activities. In contrast, they reflected on their experiences in the segregated (self-contained) special education classes with a sense of belonging and acceptance.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Physical Education, College Students, Student Attitudes, Special Education, Inclusion, Elementary Secondary Education, Self Contained Classrooms, Barriers, Social Isolation, Educational Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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